FEMA Updates Flood Maps for Select Communities
Published Date: 3/26/2025
Notice
Summary
Hey, communities! FEMA just updated flood maps with new flood levels and boundaries based on fresh science. If you live in one of these areas, your flood insurance might change, so check the new maps online or at your local office. You’ve got 90 days from the second newspaper notice to ask for a review if you think something’s off—so don’t wait!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Flood maps and community numbers updated
FEMA revised Base Flood Elevations, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries, zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways for the listed communities; the revisions are finalized on the specific dates shown in the table (examples include Jun. 30, 2025; Jun. 25, 2025; Jun. 12, 2025; May 12, 2025). The notice says the current effective community number shown in the table must be used for all new flood insurance policies and renewals.
Maps determine NFIP community requirements
FEMA states the FIRM and FIS reports are the basis of the floodplain management measures a community must adopt or show it has in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The notice also says these are minimum requirements and communities may keep or enact stricter rules.
Where to view revised flood maps
You can inspect the revised flood hazard information online at the FEMA Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) or at the local community map repository address listed in the table. The notice directs that revised FIRM and FIS reports are available for comparison at those locations.
90-day window to request reconsideration
From the date of the second publication of notification in a local newspaper, any person has 90 days to request, through the community, that FEMA reconsider the flood hazard changes. The notice also states the flood hazard determination information may be changed during that 90-day period.
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